Pre-vaccination carriage prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes among internally displaced people in Somaliland: a cross-sectional study

Pre-vaccination carriage prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes among internally displaced people in Somaliland: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Populations affected by humanitarian crises likely experience high burdens of pneumococcal disease. Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage estimates are essential to understand pneumococcal transmission dynamics and the potential impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV). Over 1...

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Main Authors: Kevin van Zandvoort, Abdirahman Ibrahim Hassan, Mohamed Omer Bobe, Casey L. Pell, Mohamed Saed Ahmed, Belinda D. Ortika, Saed Ibrahim, Mohamed Ismail Abdi, Mustapha A. Karim, Rosalind M. Eggo, Saleban Yousuf Ali, Jason Hinds, Saeed Mohamood Soleman, Rachael Cummings, Catherine R. McGowan, E. Kim Mulholland, Mohamed Abdi Hergeye, Catherine Satzke, Francesco Checchi, Stefan Flasche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:Pneumonia
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Displaced population
Humanitarian crisis
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Somaliland
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41479-024-00148-6
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